Small part of shower control reported by doctor before work (8)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265, 22A

22A — Small part of shower control reported by doctor before work (8)RAINDROP

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Small part of shower' — The definition is the first four words — one bead of a downpour.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'reported'
  • Operation
    'reported' signals a homophone operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'control'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'control' → REIN
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'doctor' → DR
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'work' → OP
  • Assembly
    (REIN > RAIN) + DR + OP = RAINDROP

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